Archives of Medical Research
Volume 41, Issue 2 , Pages 83-91 , February 2010

Evaluation of Ventricular Synchrony with Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiography: Assessment of Variability and Accuracy

Received 1 September 2009 ,Accepted 14 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2010.02.003

Archives of Medical Research
Volume 41, Issue 2 , Pages 83-91 , February 2010

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